Home Brew Brew Pub

The intertwined tales of amateur and professional beermakers in Ann Arbor

by Patrick Dunn

From the May, 2017 issue

When Arbor Brewing Company opened in 1995, it was the city's first brewpub. But owners Matt and Rene Greff weren't starting from scratch: Matt had already spent four years brewing beer at home. He knew many of the thirty or so members of the Ann Arbor Brewers Guild, and friends from the group helped with the opening, sampled and offered feedback on the beer, and